- Date
- December 19, 1978
- Place
- Haines, FL · HAINES, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6489Sikorsky S-55B
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781219039969A
- Case key
- 139225
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3639 78/12/19 NR.HAINES,FL SIKORSKY S-55B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1500 TIME - 1220 N6489 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PREPARED LDG AREA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND DENSE WITH TREES PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- FWD TRANSMISSION SUPPORT MOUNT FAILED,P/N S-14-20-4603-11.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6489
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6489Registration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Sikorsky S-55BAirframe modelSikorsky S-55BEngine modelWright C7BA series
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